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Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

60 2.8
The 37th President of the United States who resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal
  • proper noun
  • /ˈrɪtʃərd ˈnɪksən/
translation icon : Richard Nixon
  • Richard Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
  • President Richard Nixon
  • Vice President Richard Nixon
  • Richard Nixon in 1968

Examples

  • First, there was the election of Richard Nixon to the presidency.

    Academic text (1999)
  • By 1968, the federal government, under Richard Nixon, channeled economic resources to Southern states in a bid to secure votes from Southern whites.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In November, Richard Nixon finally won his term in the White House.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Every president back to Richard Nixon submitted at least three years, most at least six.

    Blog text (12)
  • It's probably inevitable that he'll be remembered for losing to Richard Nixon in 1972.

    Blog text (7)
  • When the dew dried, however, Richard Nixon was the new president of the United States.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The first opportunity for a new relationship between China and the United States arose from President Richard Nixon's diplomatic initiative.

    Academic text (1999)
  • But Richard Nixon had an agenda, and in 1969, efforts moved toward normalization.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Professor Moynihan became President Richard Nixon's domestic policy adviser in 1969.

    Academic text (2010)
  • By mid-1971, the pressure on the dollar became intolerable, and President Richard Nixon unilaterally abandoned the gold exchange standard.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

Nixon
vsRichard Nixon
4.1

The 37th President of the United States who resigned after the Watergate scandal

is the full given and family name used in normal form
Richard M. Nixon
vsRichard Nixon
4.1

A US President who served from 1969 to 1974 and resigned after the Watergate scandal

is the same name written without a middle initial
Richard Milhous Nixon
vsRichard Nixon
4.9

The 37th President of the United States who resigned after the Watergate scandal

is the shorter form using only given and family names without the middle name

Surface Forms

Morphology

Richard + Nixon

This is a referential proper name for a specific historical person; knowing the constituent names 'Richard' and 'Nixon' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the biographical meaning (37th US president, resignation after Watergate). Proper names are non-compositional and rely on world knowledge or prior exposure rather than derivation from their parts.

Etymology

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States who resigned in 1974 after the Watergate break-in and cover-up. Because he was the only president to 'resign' over a political 'scandal', his name often reminds people of a leader forced to quit for wrongdoing.